The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/26 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/26 at 23:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Hurland. Prime Minister Mark Carney had few words regarding the latest tariff threat coming from the United States. On Saturday, Donald Trump lashed out at Canada, saying he'll raise tariffs on Canadian goods and services. J.P. Tasker has more on how both sides are reacting. So I'm very disappointed at Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump is lashing out at Canada and threatening another 10% tariff on exports. A seemingly calm, Carney says he has a plan. Building it home, diversifying our trade relationships abroad,

and being ready to work with the United States government when the time comes. But senior Trump officials say they don't want to work with Canada right now. Meanwhile, Frank McKenna, Canada's former ambassador to Washington, says it's time to take a step back from the erratic Americans. It's going to take us time, and we're going to have to go through pain to get there, but we have to use this moment of crisis to diversify our economy. Canada could get some help from the U.S. Congress. Senators will vote on a bill to block Trump's tariffs this week,

and the Democrats say they have the votes to get it through. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. There's no deal in the Alberta teacher strike, but teachers could soon be forced back to the classroom after three weeks on the picket line. Premier Daniel Smith says she'll, introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday. But labor unions fear it will include the not-withstanding clause. Sam Samson explains what that could mean. The Alberta government plans to table back-to-work legislation Monday. The province says it believes in a fair bargaining process, but feels the strike is causing

students irreparable harm. But it's not just teachers waiting to see Monday's bill. Union leaders from industries across Alberta worry something extra will be included. Don't you dare press the knot with standing clause button. The notwithstanding clause is a section of the charter which would preemptively override court challenges. Neither the premier nor any ministers have said they would use the clause in this case. But in a letter to Daniel Smith, unions across the province warn of a quote, unprecedented response if they do. Gil McGowan is the president of the Alberta Federation of Labor. If we have a provincial government that uses a notwithstanding clause to crush the rights of workers, especially the right to strike, then other governments,

especially conservative governments and other provinces, we'll see that as a precedent. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. The BC General Employees Union has reached a tentative deal with the provincial government, which could end the strike that has impacted everything from liquor distribution to fighting wildfires. More than 25,000 workers have been in some form of job action

since September 2nd. Paul Finch is the union president. We reached a tentative agreement that's just that. So we're incredibly happy with this deal. And obviously, you know, I think that this comes out for a very hard-fought victory for our members and really for broadly for working people in B.C. A ratification vote will take place over the coming weeks. Meantime, the B.C. Professional Employees Association also announced that we'll take down its

picket lines and return to bargaining with the B.C. government. Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and could become a category. five overnight. Forecasters are warning it will unleash torrential rain that could cause catastrophic flooding in the Northern Caribbean, including Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. That has tourists like Canadian Kimberly Farrell cutting their holidays short. Up until an hour ago, we had no ideas about what was happening. We were kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to be stuck in a hurricane. Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica late Monday or early Tuesday. It will pass near Cuba late Tuesday and the

Bahamas on Wednesday. The Chief Prosecutor of Paris says several suspects are in custody in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum last weekend. Two men were arrested, one of them at the airport preparing to leave the country. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.